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  • There was their mastery over all these sharp-fanged dogs.

    The Makers of Fire 2010

  • On that day tame sheep and shambling, horned oxen, and the sharp-fanged dog and hardy mules to the touch of the hand.

    Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica 2007

  • This having been established, we were particularly amused and insulted when -- as it came time to go home -- Spainy-cat decided to take her chances with the sharp-fanged, tri-colored, mini mountain lion rather than go back into the cat crate.

    November 28th, 2005 moriarty6 2005

  • And by "wackiness" I mean, "Watch Jackie Chan, a helpful paramedic, stuff antidepressants into vampire goons 'gaping maws -- a course of action which turns the goons into very slow breakdancers with stilted white-guys-on-quaaludes moves, enabling our heroes to escape sharp-fanged, Mr. Roboto-style peril."

    morning people rosetiger 2004

  • It writhed in her hand, becoming a sharp-fanged serpent.

    Shield of Thunder Gemmell, David 2006

  • The tractor beam had a little problem pulling the Condor loose, but after a few nasty jolts and some ghastly creaking the ship began to shift, until at last the outer hull was visible again through the viewport, the landing pods choked with reeds and dripping with giant sharp-fanged eel-like reptiles.

    Acorna's Rebels McCaffrey, Anne 2003

  • "She was the swift-footed, sharp-fanged mistress of the night, taking her blood tribute in silver glow."

    qdiosa Diary Entry qdiosa 2003

  • Once Kevin, hiding flat in the underbrush, not even daring to breathe, caught a glimpse of them: squat, powerful, sharp-fanged beings, monstrous human-ogre hybrids that sniffed the ground like so many deadly hounds.

    Castle Of Deception Lackey, Mercedes 1992

  • On her shoulder was a fluffy, sharp-fanged animal.

    Dancer's Luck Maxwell, Ann, 1944- 1983

  • To pluck the sailor from his sharp-fanged death, --

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 Various

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